Tag: contempt of court

By Aamir Latif, Karachi, Pakistan: Former Premier Nawaz Sharif is set to face yet another contempt of court charge after a high court on Monday accepted a petition seeking action against him and his daughter for allegedly criticizing the judiciary. The three-time premier, who was disqualified by the Supreme Court last year in the whistleblower Panama Papers case, has been critical of the apex court ever since declaring, time and again, the top court’s judgment against him as an "insult" to the public vote. The petition, filed by a local lawyer in...